Abscon
Abscon | |
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 Town hall | |
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Location of Abscon  | |
  Abscon  Abscon | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′05″N 3°18′10″E / 50.3347°N 3.3028°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Denain |
| Intercommunality | Porte du Hainaut |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Kowalczyk[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.27 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,203 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Absconnais, Absconnaises |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59002 /59215 |
| Elevation | 38–64 m (125–210 ft) (avg. 59 m or 194 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Abscon (French pronunciation: [apskɔ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Population
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Heraldry
[edit] | The arms of Abscon are blazoned : Or, on an escarbuncle sable a ruby gules. (Abscon, Beuvry-la-Forêt, Erre, Fenain, Marchiennes, Ronchin, Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes and Wandignies-Hamage use the same arms.)
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Abscon, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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